Stories

The lighting is dim, the music is throbbing and my senses are buzzing. I have a beautiful boy in my arms and my verbal filter…well, it's malfunctioning…

Two short fairy tales, based on two short Welsh tales ("Kaddy's Luck" and "Ellen's Luck"). This is for the 2007 anthology theme "Fairy Tales"

A tutoring job leads to some interesting cultural plays.

I was inspired to submit this story by Sasha Distan's "Fear of Flying." This story is inspired by the some of the art work of my husband Chuck E. Bloom.

Jason Engelmann is trying to make his mark in the hard world of the NFL. Just trying to get in is hard, but having a very dark secret is making it even harder. If given a chance to play the game he lives for, he has to keep his darkest secret hidden, but how successful would he be?

Since losing all his closest friends, Remus has nothing left to live for. Indulging in booze and casual sex, he tries desperately to find something that will make him feel, but in the end there's only one thing that can. Inspired by a song by Tool.

Synchronicity acted in mysterious ways in my life, it always had. Scientists had been trying to decipher the magic of the planet since we landed; there seemed to be no guided intention to the events that happened, no sentient design, but still … things happened, important things, that could not be accidents.

Every so often, you meet someone who turns your world upside down, screwing with your psyche in ways you never thought could happen and giving your imagination those shockingly detailed images and thoughts that rattle your confidence in your own identity. That's what has happened to me with one particular co-worker. Chad is his name, and Jim is mine, thus you can begin to see what some might consider to be a problem in a mostly "straight" world. . . .

Through his life, a young teen boy has had to hide his great ability. Struggling to develope his ability and control it, he has faced a struggle in his home. Throughout many challenges that come forth, the young boy will have to become stronger... not only in power, but in his heart.

Liron Shaw falls in love with Milo Kai, they have a wonderful four days together, then Milo asks him to follow him on tour.